I totally understand that there are varying levels of quality from every plant that makes everything in the world. I understand your point, but I was asking, as you stated somewhere in your 'rant', for a general opinion. I don't think it does any service to anyone to make a general, blanket statement about any of the factories.īut you, of course, have the perfect right to do so. I have also played really, really, poor ones as well. I have played a great guitar built from the plant you mention.

But the problem I see with that is that so many folks hear that the (insert name of factory here) plant makes crappy guitars or the so-and-so plant makes great LPs. I know you asked for a general opinion, and perhaps one can make some general opinions on certain specific factories. I wish people would wake up to that fact. Which is.NOT ALL THE GUITARS FROM THAT FACTORY ARE THE SAME! And the rest are not very good.īut I'm also trying to make a point. Ask Bigsby what they think.Īs far as a source for a wiring harness, I would talk to TWANG if I were you.Some from there are very good. But, as I indicated, McCartney's Casino had a B7 too and it would have been a pound or two higher than a B3 so that's not entirely the issue. My first thought is that Casino doesn't use a B3 because there isn't a licensed model (no B30 or B300) so cost would be a factor. The only potenitial issue might be the break angle off the back of the bridge. My first guitar, a Harmony H76, had one and it worked just fine. My guess is that the top of the casino is thick enough to support a B7/B70/B700 just fine but if was mine, I might consider a B3 that didn't have to be screwed down to the top.

Here's a picture of Lennon playing it before Paul had it restrung sinister style: McCartney's Casino has a B7 on it as well. Previously, Epiphone had their own branded Bigsby (didn't say Bigsby on it so I've always wondered if it was a knockoff). Epiphone had a special run of Casinos with Bigsbys that I thought looked fantastic.

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